The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson
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"The Jack Pine" by Tom Thomson is an iconic early 20th-century Canadian landscape painting that powerfully symbolizes the rugged beauty of the northern wilderness and is a landmark of the country’s artistic identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
landscape painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | key work in the development of modern Canadian landscape painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
decorative modernism
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Post-Impressionism ⓘ
surface form:
post-impressionism
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| associatedWith |
Algonquin Provincial Park
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surface form:
Algonquin Park region
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| colorPalette | rich saturated colors ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| creator | Tom Thomson ⓘ |
| creatorLifespan |
Tom Thomson
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surface form:
Tom Thomson (1877–1917)
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| creatorNationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| culture | Canadian culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
jack pine tree
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lake shoreline ⓘ northern Canadian wilderness ⓘ rocky landscape ⓘ sunset sky ⓘ |
| describedAs |
iconic Canadian landscape painting
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landmark of Canada’s artistic identity ⓘ |
| exhibitionType | permanently exhibited ⓘ |
| genre | landscape art ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | elevated viewpoint over lake ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
solitary tree
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wilderness landscape ⓘ |
| inception | 1916–1917 ⓘ |
| inCollection | permanent collection of the National Gallery of Canada ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Group of Seven painters
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surface form:
Group of Seven aesthetics
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| lineOrientation | strong verticals and horizontals ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery of Canada ⓘ |
| locationCity | Ottawa ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
Canadian art
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early 20th-century art ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
flattened picture plane
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strong linear composition ⓘ stylized silhouetted pine tree ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The West Wind ⓘ |
| skyTreatment | banded, stylized clouds ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Canadian national identity
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rugged beauty of the northern wilderness ⓘ spiritual connection to nature ⓘ |
| textureTreatment | visible brushwork ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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